A very impressive @CaroGarcia overpowered @CocoGauff tonight, but Coco is continuing to improve and impress, and is getting closer to winning her first Major..👏👍
Coco Gauff may be out of the US Open, but former World No.1 Chris Evert believes that she is improving and getting closer to winning her first Grand Slam singles title.
Gauff's journey at Flushing Meadows came to an end in the quarterfinals, where she was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Cincinnati champion Caroline Garcia in an hour and 39 minutes. Garcia thus reached her maiden Grand Slam semifinal.
Following the match, Chris Evert tweeted that while Gauff was outplayed, she is improving and getting closer to winning a maiden Grand Slam title.
"A very impressive @CaroGarcia overpowered @CocoGauff tonight, but Coco is continuing to improve and impress, and is getting closer to winning her first Major," Evert's tweet read.
Gauff and her partner Jessica Pegula made a surprise first-round exit at the doubles tournament in New York. The second seeds lost 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) to Leylah Fernandez and Daria Saville.
A very impressive @CaroGarcia overpowered @CocoGauff tonight, but Coco is continuing to improve and impress, and is getting closer to winning her first Major..👏👍